UK: Paul Brogan has started his two-year tenure as the chair of Mineral Products Association Northern Ireland (MPANI). He is the managing director of McQuillan Companies and has worked for the company for over 25 years. Paddy Mohan, the cement sales director of Mannok, will work as vice chair. MPANI is an industry body which represents the mineral products industry in Northern Ireland.

China: China Resources Cement has appointed Tan Ying as its chief financial officer.

Tan, aged 45 years, joined China Resources Group in 2010 and has worked as the Assistant Controller, the Deputy Controller and the Deputy General Manager of the Finance Department. She holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the China Institute of Finance and Banking and a master’s degree in business from the University of Sydney in Australia. She holds over 20 years of experience in finance, banking and corporate management.

UK: Concrete admixture producer Oscrete UK has appointed Matthew Gabriel to the role of new product development and sustainability manager. The company says that the appointment strengthens its commitment to sustainable construction.

Gabriel said “With the environment at the forefront of everyone’s minds, and customers looking to increase their use of supplementary cementitious materials (SCM), my priority is to develop products and processes which support our customers’ own route towards low carbon concrete.” He continued “Finding cost effective green solutions without impacting performance is key to the future of the construction sector. We are now looking to develop products that can help our customers to use or increase the use of products with a lower eCO₂, hence the creation of a role dedicated entirely to this arena.”

Zimbabwe: Lafarge Zimbabwe has appointed Shepherd Shonhiwa as a non-executive director. The appointment took effect from 1 January 2022.

Shonhiwa has chaired the boards of companies based in South Africa including Sunday Times Newspapers, Times Media Eastern Cape Newspapers, Dispatch Media and the Institute of Directors South Africa. Over the past 30 years, he held the positions of chief operating officer at Times Media, chief executive officer of Tepco Petroleum, managing director of Shell LPG Southern Africa, managing director of Egoli Gas, general manager of Ford Swaziland and director of TA Management Services (Zimbabwe). He also runs a consultancy in executive leadership coaching, corporate governance, board effectiveness and strategy advisory. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Directors South Africa and the Institute of Personnel Management of Zimbabwe.

The subsidiary of Holcim also announced the retirement of David Leslie Cruttenden with effect from 31 December 2021. Cruttenden had served on the board of Lafarge Zimbabwe since 2006 and was the chair of the Audit and Risk Management Committee at the time of his resignation.